Sam DeStefano
Sam DeStefano | |
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Chicago Police Department mugshot of Mad Sam DeStefano | |
| Born | September 13, 1909 |
| Died | April 14, 1973 (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds (homicide) |
| Other names | "Mad Sam" |
| Occupation | Loan shark contract killer |
| Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
| Conviction | Conspiracy |
| Criminal penalty | 3-5 years in prison |
Samuel "Mad Sam" DeStefano (September 13, 1909 − April 14, 1973) was an American mobster who was associated with the Chicago Outfit. He was one of the organization's most notorious loan sharks and sociopathic killers. Chicago-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, such as William F. Roemer Jr., considered DeStefano to be the worst torture-murderer in the history of the United States. The Outfit used the mentally unstable and sadistic DeStefano for the torture-murders of Leo Foreman and Arthur Adler, and many others. At least one Outfit insider, Charles Crimaldi, claimed DeStefano was a devil worshipper.